Long damn time. If they’re basing the play on the movie (a work-for-hire), it was released in 1987, so its copyright expires in 2082 (1987 + 95). If based on the book (a sole-authorship, so author’s death + 70), William Goldman died in 2018, so the book’s copyright will expire in 2088 (2018 + 70).
Say, how much longer on the copyright?
Long damn time. If they’re basing the play on the movie (a work-for-hire), it was released in 1987, so its copyright expires in 2082 (1987 + 95). If based on the book (a sole-authorship, so author’s death + 70), William Goldman died in 2018, so the book’s copyright will expire in 2088 (2018 + 70).
Forever and a day. Thanks, Disney, for constantly stealing from the public domain and contributing nothing back.
Capitalism
I dunno, we recently got like a half dozen Winnie the Pooh and steamboat Willie- themed slasher flicks. That’s … something, right?